Music: Soon, the season will be upon us and there will be almost too many things to cover in the music world. At this time of year, you can find smaller, intimate shows if you know where to look, such as the Boca Steinway Gallery this afternoon. Pianist Asiya Korepanova, a strong and interesting player, returns to the gallery for a concert of music from her native Russia, including the Op. 72 pieces of Tchaikovsky, Balakirev’s exciting Islamey, and Korepanova’s own arrangement of the Rachmaninov Cello Sonata, a beautiful and for some reason, neglected, work. Korepanova plays at 4 p.m. today; tickets are $25 at the door; call 573-0644 for more information.
Art: Coming to an end soon down south is a remarkable exhibit of sculptures drawn from industrial castoffs by the Ghanian-born sculptor El Anatsui, now resident in Nigeria. Gravity and Grace runs through Sept. 21 at the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach, and contains 12 huge wall and floor sculptures as well as works on paper that explain his process. The works are composed of detritus from Nigerian distilleries, including caps, labels and bottle tops, and fashioned into large hanging pieces. It’s a good reclamation of what otherwise would simply be more waste stream and it’s political without being aggressive. Hours for the Bass are Wednesday through Sunday from 12 to 5 p.m., and from 12 to 9 p.m. on Fridays. Admission is $8, $6 for seniors and students with ID. Call 305-673-7530 for more information.
Film: How could a job that involves staying at and rating luxury hotels not be glamorous and fulfilling? Walk a mile in the shoes of Irene (played by appealing, 40-ish Margherita Buy), a mystery guest who lives A Five Star Life, hopping from hotel to hotel throughout Europe and Northern Africa. But that secretive life proves to be a lonely one, keeping everyone at arm’s length. Still, the film is a richly detailed character study as well as a travelogue of the lifestyle of the rich. Opening this weekend at the Living Room Theaters in Boca Raton and other area theaters.
Theater: The dogs days of August and most of September are beyond slow for theater in South Florida, but Manalapan’s Plaza Theatre keeps its playhouse lit by bringing back a low-concept musical revue from the spring, allegedly “by popular demand.” It focuses on the vintage song hits associated with Fanny Brice, Eddie Cantor and Al Jolson and now goes by the unmistakable title of Brice, Cantor & Jolson! Returning from when it was called You Made Me Love You are vocalists John Lariviere, Jon Zimmerman and Melissa Boher Jacobson, playing the nostalgia card for the company’s target senior market. Continuing through Sept. 14. Tickets available at (561) 588-1820.